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To Butle Falls The E. J. Mal loys left today to live in Sutte Falls. Their home here was at 536 Haven st. TONITE! Show Starts 1st DRIVE-IN RUN r-HH-l Paramount Presents H.M petei BOGART- RAY- USTINOV Color by TECHNICOLOR o-stamng JOAN BENNETT BASIL RATHBONE LEO G. CARROLL PLUS Local and Personal Returned Mrs. Margaret Fab rick has arrived home from Van couver, Wash., where she visited a daughter, Mrs. J. Sly. She now is at the home of Mrs. Robert Ingle in Ashland m m w At Community Theodore R. Ford. 539 Bessie st., is reported as a surgery patient today at Community hospital, and Ste nhen Raymond. 4. son of Mr. and Mrs. William Raymond, had tonsil surgery there today. At Home Jesse Vail, 28 Geneva st., is convalescing at home from surgery which he underwent Octf. 3 at Sacred Heart hospital. Vail is repre sentative for Moore Business Forms. Visitors may call at his home. Visit Tribune Mrs. Agnes Brown, teacher of the eighth grade at Shady Cove, conducted the 22 students of her English and journalism class on a visit to the Mail -Tribune plant Wednesday. Gerry Latham, bus iness manager, showed the group through the plant and explained the operations of publishing a newspaper. Move G. L. Butters, a for mer employee of Bear Creek or chards, left this week for Long Beach, Calif., to live. Also mov ing during this week were the C. R. Moores, formerly of 103 South Holly st., to San Anselmo, Calif., and the, James Cooks from 17 Corning ct. to Califor- New on Staff Mrs. Bernice Phillips has joined the staff of Mann's Beauty salon. Mrs. Phil lips has worked as a beauty op erator for several years in the Rogue valley. From Florida Mrs. Dorothy Flickinger has returned to her desk at First National bank, Medford branch, where she is en employee after a two-months trip to Miami, Fla. Grease Ignitei City firemen were called to the Christian Wieskamp home, 713 Pennsyl vania ave., yesterday when grease on a gas stove caught fire. They reported no damage. Square Dance A p u b lie square dance will be held Sat urday, Oct. 22, in the Eagles hall. All square dancers are in vited. Women Are asked to take sandwiches for potluck refresh ments. Fran Cronin will call. Son Visiting Edson Rawson, Liberal, Kan., arrived Wednes day by plane to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Randolph E. Raw son, 2217 Kings highway. He piloted his own plane here and plans to visit about a week. Son Leaves Dr. Richard Sleeter and Robert Aldredge, both of Portland, left this week after visiting a week with Dr. Sleeter's mother, Mrs. Mamie Sleeter, 1715 East Main st. They fished in valley streams during their visit. CALENDAR Thursday 6 p.m. RNA Homecoming dinner, Pythian bldg. - 7:30 p.m. Crater Garden club, home of Mrs. Jerome Mc Dougall, 425 Lynwood avenue, Medford. 8 p.m. McLoughlin Jr. High school PTA, Girls gymnasium. 8 p.m. Roxy Ann court, Order of Amaranth, Masonic temple. Friday . - 11 a.m. Medford Truth Cen ter, "Unity," 203 Holly theater bldg. 12:30 p.m. Chapter CP of PEO, home of Mrs. Dolph Phipps, 4502 Crater Lake high way. 2:30 p.m. Jackson PTA, at school. - . From Bay City Mrs. C. L. Pierce, route 2, box 385, Med ford, and Mrs. Harold Wilson, Table Rock rd., arrived by plane last evening from San Francis co.. Mrs. Pierce was on vacation and Mrs. Wilson, a dental nurse, attended a dental convention there. They were there for four days. From Convention Mrs. Earl Bigalow, 1701 East Main st., ar rived home Wednesday evening from Miami, Fla., where she was a delegate to, the national con vention of the auxiliary to the American Legion. She is Ameri canism chairman for the depart ment of Oregon. Mrs. Bigalow left Oct. 4 by special train with other delegates from Portland. She returned by the southern route and with other delegates stopped over in New Orleans, La;, for two days. At Sacred Heart Mrs. Don ald McDonald, 44 Myers ct.; Mrs. Gertrude Gardener, 621 Wabash ave.; Mrs. Jack Clark, 822 Grant st., and Frank Elrod, Tiller, are reported as surgery patients at Sacred Heart hos pital. Receiving medical care there are Louise Hoover, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hoover, route 2, and Mrs. Ed ward Bostwick, 965 Shafer lane. Swingin' Bees A square dance session will be conducted by the Swingin' Bees square dance club Saturday from 8:30 p.m. to midnight at 40 North Riverside ave. Mrs. Minnie Rob ertson will call for the dancing and all square dancers inter ested are invited. Potluck re freshments will be served. Code Class A regular class in theory and code will be held by the Rogue Valley Amateur Radio club Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Navy Reserve room of the Federal building on the corner of Sixth st., and River side ave. All persons interested in obtaining an amateur radio license are invited. Accidents Vehicles operated by Charles LeRoy Campbell, 559 South Keene Way dr., and Charles Henderson Strong, Eu gene, collided at the intersection of Riverside ave. and McAn drews rd. yesterday. A citation was issued Strong for making a left turn from the right lane. Cars drivfti by Jesse Austin Mitchell, Grants Pass, and Sam uel William Bateman, 250 Beat ty st., collided at Main st. and Central ave. Mitchell was cited for making a left turn from the center lane. O i - ' .'-: Now . . . you can buy one! All-new Revolutionary new Push-Button Driving. . .first in the low-price three! 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The infant weighed 7V4 pounds. Mrs. Shull is the former Miss Judy Brooks -of Eagle Point. Assign Names The assumed business name Ashland Groce teria, 300 East Main st., Ash land, has been assigned to Felix L. Windsor and Gus Clements by Robert V. and' Alicia .Hardy, according to records in Jackson County Recorder's office. The name Hydraulic Jack Servie co., 1315 North Riverside, ave., Med ford, has been assigned to Lloyd S. Pope and by John D. Kenney. .. X-Ray Clinic The chest x-ray outpatient clinic at Sacred Heart hospital will be open Thursday, Oct. 20, between 2 and 5 p.m., L. O. Boomer, x-ray chairman, reminded valley residents today. He emphasized that it takes only a minute to have an x-ray since it is not necessary to re move clothing. Obituaries JESSE BYNUM funeral services are pending at Perl funeral home for Jesse B. Bynum, who died at a local hospital Wednesday. FRANCES WEST Graveside services for Mrs. Frances Sarah West, Sams Val ley, who died Tuesday, will be held in Jacksonville cemetery Monday at 9:30 a.m. with the Rev. Maurice Tisdel, of the West Main Church of Christ, officiat ing. Mrs. West was born in Knox ville, Tenn.,.on Dec. 9, 1872. In Percell, Okla., in 1898 she was married to John E. West, who preceded her in death. She came to Ashland in 1909 and spent the rest of her life in the Rogue River valley. Survivors include a son, George C, Wagontire, Ore.; two daughters, Juanita James, Kent, Wash., and Mary Perry, Sams Valley; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. CREATY BISHOP Funeral . services for Mrs. Creaty Bishop, 76, of Rt. 1, Box 482, Medford, who died Tuesday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Saturday at 9:30 a.m. with the Rev. James Neely offi ciating. Committal will be in Memory Gardens Memorial park. The deceased was born in West Virginia on Dec. 10, 1879. She had been a resident of Ore gon for the past five years. Survivors include a son, Ollie, Medford; four daughters, Mrs, Lillie Hinkle, Logan, W. Va.; Mrs. Ethel Richmond, Steels, W. Va.; Mrs. Laura Hunt, Fordtown, Tenn.; and Mrs. Evelyn Morris, Medford; a brother, Harrison Green, Welsh, W. Va., and a sis ter Evelyn Lester, Steels. MELVIN ABBOTT Melvin Abbot, a former resi dent of Medford, died Sunday in Ames, la., it was reported by relatives here today. He made his home in Medford until about five years ago, and spent his early years in Ashland. 1 Survivors include his widow, Fern; four sons, Bob, Jim, Alan and Charles, all of Iowa; five daughters, Mrs. Ted Birdseye, Central Point-Jacksonville high way, Medford; and Mrs. Victor Johnson, Mrs. Gene Rollstead, Miss Janett Abbott and Miss Joyce Abbott, all of, Iowa; a brother, Ernest Abbott, in Lou isiana, and a sister, Mrs. Mark Slyter, 180 Jeannett st., Med ford. , Mrs. Birdseye iSvin Iowa for the funeral services. POC Daily Weather Report Sunset tonight 5:22 , .m. Sunrise 'omorrow 630 p.m. FORECASTS - Medford and vicinity: Fair through Friday. Low tonight 40. High Friday 72. Western Oregon: Generally fair to night and Friday except for consid erable night and morning fog. Little temperature change. Low tonight 36 46. High Friday 60-70. Northern California: Mostly fair to night and Friday. Slightly warmer Friday. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean . yesterday 61; above normal 7. Record high this date 80 in 1938. Record low this date 23 in 1948. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, none. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month 1.20 inches, .16 inch, above normal. Total since Sept. 1. 2.03 inches, .34 inch above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 30, highest this a.m. 99. CITY High Low Prec. Brookings 67 49 Crater Lake 53 31 Grants Pass Klamath Falls 65 MEDFORD 69 Assault, Battery Charge Filed by Tavern Owner A complaint charging assault and battery was filed yesterday against Harold Raymond Ben son, 1800 Hazel ave., by Dono van Foster, owner of the Hi-Way Tavern, 12 North Riverside ave. Benson was arrested by city police and released on $25 bail. He is to enter a plea Nov. 1. Wall Street New York U.R) Investors bought heavily in stocks again today.. . , They centered their deals in the blue chips which at their high registered gains ranging to more than three points. Industrials again feature. It was their fourth successive rise and the fifth gain, in seven ses sions. Dow-Jones Averages Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 457.66 up 4.57, 20 rails 151.18 up 1.35, util ities 62.01 up 0.26, 65 stocks 162.15 up 1.43. Sales today were about 2,160, 000 shares compared with 1, 760,000 yesterday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T Anaconda . Chrysler ...'.. Curtiss Wright General Electric General Motors ...! Montgomery Ward Penn R R Penney J C Radio : Southern Co . Southern Pacific 17734 65 945s 24 48 13734 88V4 25 95 43 191,4 56 S Oil of Calif . 8414 Texas Gulf Sulphur ... Transanierica Tri-Continental United Aircraft - U S Rubber U S Steel ! Youngstown '. 37V2 41 25 584 44 55Vi 94-Vs Portland Livestock Portalnd (U.P.) Cattle 300. Commercial-low good grass steers above 19; god around 965-1000 lb. steers $21 22.50; commercial grass heifers 815 15.50: utility heifers $10-14: canner- cutter cows mostly $7-8, few $8.50; shelly cows down to 5 or below; util ity cows $10-11.50; cutter-utility bulls 11-13. Calves 50. Good-choice vealers $17- 19; good-choice calves $16.50-18; utility-commercial $10-16: light cull veal ers down to $4.50. Hogs 150. U. S. No. 1 and 2 butch ers 180-235 lb. $16.50-17: No. 3 $15.75: sows 350-500 lb. around $12.50-14. Sheep 300. Mostly choice No. 1 pelt and summer shorn lambs $18.50; good lambs $17-17.50; medium and good feeder lambs around $12-14 or above; cull-good slaughter ewes $2-3.50. Portland Produce Portland (U.P. Efegs To retail ers: Grade AA large. o9-60c; A large oj-obc; aa medium, 47-4c; A me dium. 47-48c; small, 36-38c; cartons, l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints. 66c lb.: cartons. 67c; A prints, 66c; cartons. 67c; B prints. 64c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar, Oregon singles, 40 Vi-45',jc: 5-lb. loaves, 46Va-491,-iC. Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf. 39 !3-41c lb. Farm Market Oregon Russet potatoes were offered at $2.35 at the East Side Farmers market today for No. Is. two-inch minimum; Klamath District No. 2s in 50-lb. sacks were 75 cents: Idaho yellow onions brought up to 1.75 for mediums and $2.75 on whites: a few Hale peaches from Medford brought $2.50-2.75 a lug; Starking Delicious apples in 10 four-pound cello bags were offered at $425-4.50. Portland 62 71 38 45 52 45 Seattle Spokane Yakima 55 44 59 46 70 47 Eureka Red Bluff Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles 62 68 . 69 70 69 50 .12 56 , 52 57 54 Phoenix Denver . Chicago Miami New York . Washington. D.C. 91 80 60 . 76 5E 62 64 52 38 60 46 49 Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland: Fryers. 2'x to 4 lbs., 22c; at farm, 21c; roasters, 26c lb.; light hens. 17-18c; heavy hens, all wts., 19-20c; old roosters. ll-14c. . Dressed Chicken No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers, New York style, 36 37c lb.; whole drawn, 41-45c lb.; cut up. 46-50c lb.; hens, light type. New York style. 27-29c; cut-ups. 39-46c; hens, heavy type, N.Y. style, 28-31c; whole drawn. 40-44c. Turkeys To producers for A grade young hens, f.o.b. farm, N.Y. dressed, 37-38c lb.; A grade toms. 30-31c: A grade young hens, ready to cook. $55; N. Y. dressed. 48c lb.; fryer turks 4-8 lbs.. 57c lb. Rabbits Average to growers f.o.b. killing plants Live white. 3-4',4 lbs., 25-26c up; 5-6 lbs., 20-21c; col ored pelts 4c under: old does. 10-14c lb., a few higher. Fresh killed fryen to retauers, oa-bic; cut up. ez-esc. Portland Hay. Grain Portland Wholesale hay prices: No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. trucks. Portland and Seattle. $35-36 ton. Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat No. 2 soft white. $72 ton; No. 3 white oats. 38-lb. test. Coast delivery. $49.50: No. 2 Western barley. $47 ton, f.o.b. Port land Coast delivery; soybean meal, $83.50 ton cars, prompt delivery Port land; No. 2 milo, f.o.b. Portland. $57.50 ton; standard millrun, $44-45 cars: No. 2 yellow corn. Eastern shipments, f.o.b. Portland. $58. There were no bids or offers Wednesday. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday; 10 a.m Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. 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